Germany Being Generous

While Thompson argues that “compared with [the Munich agreement] the Treaty of Versailles is a great humane document and a normal and reasonable treaty,” she is not seeing this from Germany’s side. The Treaty of Versailles blamed an entire world war on Germany. It made them pay off millions and millions of dollars, and they were not allowed an air force, a military, or any sort of defense. So really, in comparison to the Treaty of Versailles, the Munich agreement is “a great humane document” to use Ms. Thompson’s phrasing. Because Germany was treated so unfairly after World War One, it only makes sense that they would want this treaty to prevent another war or another opportunity for them to be blamed.
France and Britain completely controlled Germany after WWI, using the Treaty of Versailles, without the consent of Germany itself. Sound familiar? Maybe something “in which the defendant was not even allowed to present a brief or be heard.”? Dorothy Thompson could turn her argument around and apply it exactly to the Treaty of Versailles, which, as we all know, what against Germany.
Not only this, but by agreeing to this treaty at the Munich conference, war will be prevented. That is precisely what the countries agreed upon. Why is Thompson arguing against peace? Simply by evacuating the small territory of Czechoslovakia, peace will be prevalent among countries who have never been peaceful before. It’s quite generous of Germany to agree to peace with Britain and France, especially after being blamed for an entire war, which obviously wasn’t the case at all.
Really, Germany is not the enemy here. Britain and France are taking way more than they deserve from Germany. Millions of dollars, a military, a war guilt clause, and an entire countries’ sense of nationalism? Who’s really being unfair here?